Alberto Espinós, from Tropicfeel, tells us how he launched and grew his shoe brand through crowdfunding (over $4m in three campaigns and counting!) and how he feels that his company can be a force for good. Resources: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tropicfeelcom/ Website: https://www.tropicfeel.com/

Henry Whorwood, from Beauhurst, tells us about the latest trends in startup investment in the UK, thanks to the wealth of knowledge accumulated in their platform. Resources: Beauhurst blog and newsletter: https://about.beauhurst.com/blog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Beauhurst

Anthony Rose, serial entrepreneur and the man behind the launch of the BBC iPlayer, tells us how his new company SeedLegals simplifies startup funding, making it a fraction of the cost and time. Resources: Twitter: https://twitter.com/anthonyrose and https://twitter.com/seedlegals Website: https://seedlegals.com/

Daniel Berg of Nextup Comedy explains how the online platform is bringing comedy gold to the masses. Resources: Website: https://nextupcomedy.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/nextupcomedy

Emma Jones, founder of Enterprise Nation tells us how they help small businesses flourish with their content, events and giving them a voice. Resources: Website: https://www.enterprisenation.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/emmaljones and https://twitter.com/e_nation

Andrew Bluett-Duncan, of Art of Living cookshop, discusses the principles of survival on the high street. Website: https://aolcookshop.co.uk/

Carl Pratt tells us about the great work he’s doing to bring together individuals, companies, grassroots organisation and goverments to solve one of the challenges of our era: sustainability and climate change. Links: Website: http://www.futureplanet.rocks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/OurFutureRocks

We speak with Luke Lang, co-founder and CMO of Crowdcube about the new stage for equity crowdfunding: how companies like Monzo, Curve and Brewdog are using this funding modality to engage with their customer base and how the platform has changed their branding to reflect that. Resources: Website: https://www.crowdcube.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lukelang and https://twitter.com/Crowdcube Other episodes … Continue reading "Episode 50: Equity Crowdfunding 2.0"

Mental health practitioner Vidya Bellur offers some valuable advice for businesspeople under stress. Resources: Website: https://www.vividoutcomes.co.uk/ Email: [email protected]

Dan Hawker, adviser, investor and non-exec director, tells his story of resounding business success. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhawker/